Stella Source — Our History, Mission, and Values.
Stella Source propels metals organizations to new heights through forging connections and accelerating how business gets done.
Tracing our journey: the story behind our innovation.
In late 2022, a team of talented individuals with a wide range of talents crossed paths. Some had deep expertise in technology; others had years of experience buying and selling metal. While each individual took a different journey to this point, all shared a belief that the very foundations of the metals industry were undergoing a seismic shift in talent and technology.
Fittingly, this meeting of the minds could only happen in Birmingham, Alabama, a city with a rich, intertwined history of metal and innovation dating back to the founding of the city. It was only appropriate that Stella Source would be born on the very same soil.
How we got here.
Stella Source is founded.
Stella Source is founded and begins building the team in “stealth mode.”
ONI invests in Stella Source.
ONI invested in Stella Source with the shared goal of driving innovation for the metals industry.
Stella Source exits stealth.
Stella Source launches Stella Estimate publicly at Fabtech 2023 to great fanfare.
SecturaFAB joins the Stella Source family.
Sister company SecturaFAB formally joins Stella Source, adding an enterprise estimating and quoting platform to the Stella Source ecosystem.
Pioneering the future of the metals industry.
Stella Source has a passion to help the metals industry take a giant step forward in a meaningful, powerful way—through the relationships forged via human interactions.
Building true and lasting relationships requires effort. As a result, we go to great lengths to preserve the partnerships we’ve forged over the years. Stella Source is working toward providing the means to make it easier for the metals community to strengthen these lasting relationships.
Building a stronger industry, the right way.
We let our core principles guide our decision-making process. Often, this means we end up taking the hardest path, but we’d never sell ourselves short by compromising our belief system. If it’s not hard, then it probably wasn’t worth doing in the first place.
Respectful & Respected
Always saying “yes” helps us discover different opinions, perspectives and backgrounds that further define and shape who we are as industry experts.
Curious & Transformative
We are constantly exploring and studying the world around us, so that we can develop industry-leading solutions that advance our partners’ businesses.
Humble & Bold
We do not shy away or back down from difficult problems, instead we embrace a conscientious and considered approach to solve them.
Relentless & Thoughtful
Our culture of listening keeps us open to change and motivates us to act on the things we’ve heard, fueling our growth and desire to constantly improve.
Move faster.
Capture more revenue.
See how Stella connects pricing, quoting, ordering, and payments into one revenue engine — built for how metal sales actually works.